Sentences with phrase «under thumb»

Two buttons under your thumb trigger water spray and steam shot.

More new homes is a good thing for Las Vegas, which like much of the nation has been under the thumb of an inventory crisis that is sending home prices back up to pre-recession levels.

Whatever his political persuasion, he was an unconscionable fraudster with too much power under his thumb.

The plastic used on the home key has been upgraded too, with a more solid feel under the thumb when you press down to get back to the main home screen.

You'll find the power / lock key on the right, and the volume rocker on the left, fall easily under thumb and finger when you're holding the phone in portrait, and OnePlus continues with its notification slider on the side of the handset, allowing you to easily switch between silent, do not disturb and loud modes.

If you're right - handed, the moire - patterned volume rocker sits perfectly under your thumb, and if you're left - handed, your forefinger enjoys easy access to the power / standby key up top.

The mouse has two side buttons positioned under the thumb, which can be magnetically detached and placed on either side for left or right hand use.

Fortunately all the buttons are within easy reach along the right edge — Sony's trademark rounded power button sits comfortably under the thumb of right - handed users, and for lefties, it's easy to hit with your middle finger.

With the ball located under your thumb, the M570 keeps your fingers free for use on the traditional left / right - click mouse buttons, as well as two additional back and forward buttons to the left of them, and a traditional scroll wheel.

Back to portrait and the centralised power / lock key down the right side of the Xperia Z2 nestles under your thumb or finger, making it extremely easy to access.

The Logitech MX Ergo Wireless is one of the oddest additions to the pantheon, with its inbuilt trackball (located under your thumb) and wide ergonomic build.

I am coming from a Logitech MX500 mouse, where the «back» button was right under my thumb and was effortless to flick.

Oh, and we can't forget that handy volume button under the thumb sticks.

The new remote has a touchscreen taking up the top third — it feels smoother under your thumb than the glossy surface on the bottom third, which helps when I mistakenly pick the remote up upside - down.

The volume rocker and power buttons on the right - hand side fit nicely under a thumb or forefinger, depending on your dominant hand, and otherwise things are very clean around the edge of the U11.

What's all this under my thumb?

It is astonishingly fast and accurate, and the way it feels under my thumb is great.

It's a clear and simple interface, except for one thing: the home button is right under my thumb joint, where it's incredibly easy to accidentally press.

You'll find that the power / lock key on the right, and the volume rocker on the left, fall easily under thumb and finger when you're holding the phone in portrait, and OnePlus continues with its notification slider on the side of the handset, allowing you to easily switch between silent, do not disturb and loud modes.

Razer's DeathAdder provides five buttons you can program through the desktop software: two are ultra-large non-slip click buttons, two reside under the thumb, and the fifth is actually the mouse wheel.

Three rows with four slots each adorn the spot under the thumb, and an artillery case full of alternative buttons is included with the mouse.

But there is something that you can do differently to make sure that your family isn't subject to living under the thumb of someone else or subject to the circumstances.

For our profession to come under the thumb of government — potentially — is to risk tyranny over the public at large.

Could this be a sign that NOAA's scientists were under the thumb of an authoritarian Obama administration bent on spreading the climate change hoax?

But the policy in this should no more be under the thumb of climate scientists than farm policy is under the thumb of doctors studying metabolism.

Governments are under the thumb of fossil fuel special interests — they will not look after our and the planet's well - being until we force them to do so, and that is going to require enormous effort.»

Norway was heavily under the thumb of Denmark until 1814, and conquered by Sweden in 1814 and under Sweden's thumb from 1814 to the late 19th century.

Super Mutant Alien Assault has had me under its thumb for quite some time now.

Initial reports say that this game will be more of an open - world adventure with various parts of the city under the thumb of different villains — there's a section where Two - Face is in the seat of power, as well as a place where Joker reigns supreme — and you, as Batman, will be free to navigate the city as you see fit.

a slide pad under the thumb acts more like a mouse as its sliding around as if a mouse ball would or a THUMB NUB on a touch screen

Her desire to be the best chef in the land is palpable from the minute we see her languishing under the thumb of her overbearing mother.

I wasn't the hugest fan of the choppy, sluggish water sections, but flying feels great under your thumb.

I started the engine by hitting a cardboard trigger right under my thumb, and revved up by twisting the right handlebar, as you would an actual motorcycle.

Key rebinding is possible, but for some reason you can't remap anything to the mouse, which frustrates me personally as I like having the ability to sprint right under my thumb.

Aside from the standard left and right mouse clicks there's two buttons residing on the left - hand side that fall perfectly under the thumb.

Since coming out from under the thumb of Soviet rule, this area has regained the prosperity of its past.

First, that country must be mired in civil war or be under the thumb of an oppressive dictatorship that frowns upon outsiders entering their country (which has the perverse effect of staving off over-development and preserving culture at the expense of personal freedom and safety).

First, that country must be mired in civil war or be under the thumb of an oppressive dictatorship that frowns upon outsiders entering their country (which has the perverse effect of staving off over-development and preserving culture at the -LSB-...]

We get all our animals from countries not under the thumb of AR groups and thereby lose all possibility of encouraging responsible breeding and humane animal husbandry.

The head of a dwarf hamster held in this way would be under the thumb.

Nonetheless, the temporary discomfort of sacrifice will pale in comparison to the relief you will feel when you are no longer under the thumb of crippling debt.

These two, which are placed equidistant from the top and bottom edge of the device, are designed to sit right under your thumb for left or right handed reading (the screen has an accelerometer so it will orient itself properly if you switch hands).

To have the publishing industry so under the thumb of big companies is not good for anyone, so we're doggedly doing our best to try to change the situation.

But the stress of running a business under the thumb of her ex-boyfriend's gangster operation can leave her tense, so she's not ashamed to sample the pleasures offered by her own merchandise from time to time.

I see no reason to put myself back under the thumb of a boss.

It houses two buttons that fall comfortably under your thumb; one for erasing and one for selecting or highlighting text.

I'm responsible for my sister's unhappiness because I took her place as «the baby,» therefore, I need to placate to her (which means remaining under her thumb, dumbing myself down, and accepting verbal and emotional abuse).

Plus, those buttons, which you can use to advance and turn back pages fall nicely under your thumb (you can also reprogram them, if you like).

These proportions also put the side mounted power button cum screen lock switch directly under thumb or finger for easy one handed operation.

On the Pixel C the back and home keys are up against the left side of the screen, while the multi-tasking button falls nicely under thumb on the right, making them much easier to reach.